Play the full size version on PETA.org. I wanted to wait and use this for a Time Waster, but things have gotten so crazy that I had to write about PETA’s Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals Web game. Although some… Continue Reading →

Although some of you disagree with PETA’s politics, you do have to appreciate its creativity and sense of humor. Mama Kills Animals is a riff off the Cooking Mama franchise for the Wii and Nintendo DS. In the Web games, you have to prepare a Thanksgiving Day Turkey by plucking the feathers off the animal, chopping up its guts, stewing its innards for gravy, etc.

The Web game tries to gross out the audience with the shock value of killing and cleaning your own meal. After each portion, PETA reminds players that, yes, your food comes from real animals. And yes, these animals are cruelly treated and have personalities much like your dog or cat.

Eventually, Mama learns the error of her ways and starts to, ahem, love animals by making vegan Thanksgiving dishes. Instead of a real turkey, she uses tofu that’s basted and baked like turkey. In the end, Mama and the turkey live happily ever after probably raising human-turkey hybrids out in the woods somewhere.

But putting politics aside, Mama Kills Animals is a well-done Persuasive Game. I’m not sure that it will convince many gamers that eating meat is wrong. Actually, I’m pretty sure they’ll get a kick out of the over-the-top blood and guts. I found the game hilarious.

The game plays almost like a Mortal Kombat version of Cooking Mama. I’m sure Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon is kicking himself right now. He should have Majesco on speed dial and ask if they want to do a collaboration a la Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe.

In the end though, the controversy and digital ink spilled over this game is good for Majesco and PETA both. It’s a win-win for both sides. The Web game gave Majesco the opportunity to respond and pimp its latest game Cooking Mama World Kitchen. In a release, Majesco said the following:

Mama wants people to know that World Kitchen includes 51 recipes from around the world, ranging from vegetarian fare like miso soup and rice cakes to international delicacies like ginger pork and octopus dumplings.